Two potential witnesses sought in suspicious Los Angeles construction fire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Arson investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating two potential witnesses seen on video footage captured near the scene of a suspicious Los Angeles construction fire that gutted an entire city block last week, fir…
Former oil executive in custody after escape from U.S. prison in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former oil company executive convicted of operating an investment scam that defrauded about $7 million from hundreds of investors was captured on Tuesday after escaping from a low-security federal prison in central Texas.
U.S. torture report puts Romania’s role under scrutiny
BUCHAREST/WARSAW (Reuters) – The lawyer for a man tortured by the CIA said Romania’s authorities should acknowledge the role they played after a U.S. Senate report pointed to Romania as the site of the secret CIA jail where the man was interrogated.
China approves Syngenta’s Viptera corn: reports
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have informed some agriculture industry officials that the government has approved U.S. imports of a type of genetically modified corn that has sparked lawsuits against seed maker Syngenta AG, according to report…
Family of Ohio man shot and killed in Walmart sue company, police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The family of an Ohio man shot and killed by police while holding a BB gun in a Walmart store filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against the police and the national retail chain.
South Carolina sheriff to plead guilty in bribery case
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A man who was South Carolina’s longest-serving sheriff will plead guilty to conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants as part of a deal reached in a federal bribery case against him, according to court documents filed on Tues…
Vatican report on U.S. nuns is conciliatory, stresses teachings
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A keenly-awaited Vatican report prompted partly by concerns over a secular mentality among some Roman Catholic nuns in the United States praised them on Tuesday for their social and educational work but urged them to stick clos…
Gay veterans’ group says to march in Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade
BOSTON (Reuters) – The leader of a Boston group of gay U.S. military veterans said on Tuesday his organization had reached a deal to march in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, which has long banned openly gay groups.
Wal-Mart must pay $188 million in workers’ class action
(Reuters) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Wal-Mart Stores Inc to pay $188 million to employees who had sued the retailer for failing to compensate them for rest breaks and all hours worked.
Texas Rangers investigate officer who killed suspect holding spoon
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Rangers are investigating an incident in Texarkana in which a police officer responding to a reported burglary fatally shot a suspect who was holding a spoon, officials said on Tuesday.
